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Sexual Attraction

Astrological indications for sexual attraction:

Things to look for in Synastry:

Here we focus on indications of
sexual attraction using Astrology as our tool. In this article, we
are not discussing long-term compatibility between the
sexes--rather, indications of initial sexual attraction and
knee-jerk reactions between two people.

Indications of Sexual Attraction:

When somebody's Mars falls in
your 5th house, heart-pounding reactions and strong
romantic/sexual desires and crushes can be activated. You WANT
each other, although the attraction may not last long unless
there are other stable aspects and positions in your synastry.

A conjunction of someone's
Mars to any angle (that is, the Ascendant, Descendant,
Midheaven-10th cusp, or IC - 4th cusp) in your natal chart will
pull out gut reactions and intensity of desire--although the
feelings can go either way.

Mars-Sun conjunctions,
squares, and oppositions usually inspire a need to make the
relationship physical and generate a sort of "buzz" of
energy between the two people involved. Trines generate
some physical attraction, but of a more pleasant kind.

Venus-Mars conjunctions and
squares can inspire quite a bit of fuss and sexual interest,
while Venus-Mars sextiles and trines offer a more pleasing, less
in-your-face attraction.

Venus-Pluto conjunctions,
squares, and oppositions are one of the most potent
cross-aspects for sexual and emotional attraction. Although both
people are generally attracted to each other, it is the Venus
person who is the most enthralled and even obsessed with
PlutoVenus is consumed with the attraction. Ultimately, it is
the Pluto person who has the upper hand in terms of whether the
relationship is going to endure.

Moon-Mars aspects can
generate strong feelings that are often both physical and
emotional at once, with the Mars person involved taking most of
the initiative in the relationship, which can be very attractive
to the Moon person (at least at the outset of the
relationship).

Venus-Uranus conjunctions and
squares can generate so much interest to the point of
enthrallment, and often result in sexual activity between people
before they know each other well. This can be a confusing and
destabilizing contact in the long term, but these aspects generally
inspire initial attraction. When these relationships last, the
Uranus person is often seen as inconstant by the Venus person and
there can be many ups and downs.

Mars-Pluto conjunctions and
squares are often powerful indicators of initial attraction
and sexual intrigue. Trines don't necessarily draw people
together, but once together, they are some of the most powerfully
sexual aspects between two charts.

Ascendant-Ascendant conjunctions,
sextiles, and trines, while not as strong as the indicators above,
give a pleasing sense of physical harmony.

When someone's 8th house
planet or ruler of their 8th house forms a strong aspect with one
or more of your planets, you are likely to ignite passion in that
person.

The asteroid Eros plays a role in sexual attraction as well. Most
potent are Eros-Venus, Eros-Ascendant, Eros-Psyche, and
Eros-Mars links. Conjunctions, oppositions, and trines are best.